Combination fashion and sample book.



H. E. BODINE.

COMBINATION FASHION AND SAMPLE BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1910.

Patented. May 17, 1910.

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H. E. BODINE. COMBINATION FASHION AND SAMPLE BOOK. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1910.

958,582. Patented May 17, 1910.

HARRY BOD INE, F MERCHANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINATION FASHION AND SAMPLE BOOK.

Application filed February 26, 1 9l0.

-To all whom it 'rfiziifconcem:

Be it known that'I, HARRY E. Bonrnn, a citizenof the United States, and resident of Merchantville, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Fashion and Sample Books,

of which the following-is a specification.

This invention relates to books intended to exhibit samples of textile fabrics and fashion plates or illustrations suggestive of designs to be followed in making up the goods. The samples of goods exhibited in av book of this kind have generally been cut up into small squares or swatches pasted systematically upon pages of the book,

' which constitute the back-in of the samples,

- and associated with certain identification stitching and hinging means.

and other marks, while the representations .of fashions have usually been imprinted upon pages facing the goods to which the patterns are appropriated. But it is essential that the pages constituting the backing for the samples be of heavy, thick and stiff material in order to properly sustain the patterns and to prevent warping under the adhesive employed for holding the samples iirplace. The use of this stiff pa er stock has given rise to the practice 0 such-pages through the medium of binding tape, secured to opposite sides of the inner edges of the sheets in a manner to join the sheets together in pairs and provide a The use of this heavy paper stock for imprinting the fashion plates and other fine illustrating material 1s quite objectionable, first because it is not economically feasible to employ stock of such weight having the high characterof surface necessitated for the better class of illustrating processes, and secondly because the necessity for handling the heavy stock to bind the leaves together, which must be preceded by the printing of the illustrations, makes it extremely difficultand expensive to handle the high grades of half-tone and other printing without injury to the work, both'at the time of connecting the sh ets together in pairs and at the time of assembling the sheets to form the signatures.

My present invention avoids both of the difficulties mentioned by employingthe stiff sheets for the samples and for the less delicate grades of printing, which are not suseeptible to ;.inj;nry,"and printing the fashien Specification of Letters Patent.

binding.

Patented May 17.- 1910.

Serial No. 546,225.

pairs of connected stiff sheets, in such a' manner thatthe flexible paper is stitched through with the binding tape (preferably double) which connects the stifi sheets; the flexible sheets being reinforced at top and bottom andv extending over any desired portion of the stitching line.

The invention consists in a signature or signatures built up inthis'way and suitably bound to form a book.

In carrying out my invention, each face of the flexible leaves ,is printed with the fashion illustrations, while the faces of all the stiflf sheets opposed to the flexible sheets are prepared for the reception of samples of goods; the remaining faces of the stiff sheets being either prepared for the re ception of samples of goods or provided with reading matter as may be preferred.

The invention will be fully understood upon reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating one embodiment thereof, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a combined fashion and sample book, constructed in accordance with the invention; the stiff sheets being broken at the corners for the purpose of disclosing opposite faces thereof and the flexible sheets beingcurved for the same purpose; Fig. 2 is a,detail view illustrating the method of interleaving the flexible sheets with the pairs of stiff sheets; Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating the relation of a pair of stiff sheets with the binding and stitching tapes; Fig.4 is a detail view illustrating the preferred method of reinforcing the flexible sheets; and Figs. 5

to 11 illustrate the opposed faces of differ-.

fabrics. 6-6 represents .a double sheet ofv flexible paper interleaved 'between'tliepair of sheets 55 and the pair H in ama-nner to be more particularly described.

As shown in Figs. :2 and 3, the stiff sheets are connected together in pairs by means of upper and lower binding tapes 1-7, which are pasted to opposite sides of the inner edges of the sheets, while said sheets are sufficiently spaced apart to leave a flexible stitching and hinging member 8 in between the sheets; the intermediate parts of the tapes being made to adhere for the. purpose of providing a double thickness in the hinging member.

As will be seen from Figs. 2 311(14, the sheet 6-6 extends continuously from one side of the signature to the 'other and lies between the lower and upper pairs of stifi sheets, in such manner that the stitching 9 may extend through the upper and lower tapes, as Well as the intervening interleaf or interleaves and into. the sewing back 2, thus binding the parts firmly together. While constituting a single piece, and being more or less firmly held. by the friction of the binding tapes 8, the sheet 66 is preferably reinforced as shown at 10 by folding a piece of binding tape over its edges, in the stitching line and pasting it on opposite sides of the sheet. This binding .tape will suiliciently guard the flexible sheet against tearing, if employed only at the upper and lower ends of the stitching line; but it may be made to extend completely across the sheet, if desired.

Previous to binding, the stifl sheets are 5. :red for the reception of the amples printed with such designatin arts as is intended to be used in connection. with the samples, or red with reading matter ei lanatory udatory or otherwise bearupon the business intended to be illustrated, The flexible sheets are printed on both sides with fashionillustrations. This arrangement has the advantage of bringing the fashion" illustrations between the stifi sheets by which they are thoroughly protected, during the operation of binding, and at no time is the high grade of half-tone or other printing, employed on the fashion pages, subjected toabrasion or other injury.

The disposition of the several kinds of matter contained within the book will be best understood by reference to a single signature of the book, illustrated in Figs. 5 to 11, wherein, Fig. 5 shows at the left hand side, the inner face of the cover and at the right hand side the outer face of the first stiff sheet or page 1 of the book, both of which are preferably provided with printing matter 11, as suggested.

Fig. 6 shows the inner face of the first stiff sheet and the opposed face of the first flexible sheet or pages 2 and 3 of the book. These pages are provided. respectively, with a fashion plate 12 and samples of textile ing, respectively, a fashion plate 12 and samples of goods,13.

Fig. 8 represents pages (5 and 7 of the book nrovided by the second face of the first stiff sheet of the upper pair and the first face of the second stiff sheet of the upper pair. As the faces of two stiff sheets are here 'opposed, they are preferably provided with samples 13 and printed matter 11, although they might be both provided with. samples of goods without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Fig. 9 shows the second face of the second stiff sheet of the upper pair and the-first face of the right hand end of the flexible double sheet interleaf or pages 8 and 9 of the book, provided, respectively, with samples of goods 13 and a fashion plate 12. v

Fig. 10 shows pages 10 and 11 of the book provided, respectively, by the second face of the right hand endof the double flexible sheet interleaf and the first face of the right hand stiff sheet of the bottom pair, and hearing, respectively, a fashion plate 12 and samples of goods 13.

Fig. 11 shows the second face of the right hand stiff sheet of the bottom pair forming page 12 of the book and the first face of the left hand stifi' sheet of the bottom pair of the second. signature, said faces being respectively provided with samples of goods 13 and printed matter 11.

From the foregoing exposition of the several pages, which go to make up. a single signature comprising but two pairs of stiff sheets and a single flexible double sheet interleaf, it will be seen that there is material economizing in the size and bulk of the book for any given display of samples, inasmuch as every stiff sheet has at least one face prepared for samples, while most of the stifi sheets, and all of them, if desired, have samples applied to both sides; thus in the 'i J illustrative signature displayed-1n lugs. 5

to 11, there are four stiff sheets, joined together to provide two pairs, and six pages of samples displayed, whereas in the old style of book, there would be but four pages of samples displayed.

It is to be, of course, understood that the signatures 3, suggested in Fig. 1, are to be constructed in a manner similar to the open signature shown in Fig. 1 and displayed more in detail in Figs. 5 to 11; also that any s1 stiff'sheets with interleaved flexible sheets.

I claim:-

1. A signature for combination fashion and sample books, comprising two or more ature may consist of additional pairs of pairs ofstiif sheets jointed together by bindmg tape to provide stitching and binding .means, one or more flexible fashion sheet interleaves interposed between each two pairs of thick sheets, and stitchingthreads extending through the stitching and binding tapes of the thick sheets and interposed flexible sheets.

2. A signature for combination fashion and sample books, comprising two or more pairs of stifi sheets jointed together by binding tape to provide stitching and binding means, continuous flexible double sheet interleaves interposed between each two pairs of thick sheets, a sewing-back, andstitching threads extending through the stitching and binding tapes of the stifl sheets and the interposed flexible sheets and securing the signature to the sewing back.

3. A signature for combination fashion and sample books, comprising two or more pairs of stiff sheets jointed together by binding tape to provide stitching and binding means, one or more flexible fashion sheet in terleaves interposed between each two pairs of thick sheets, and stitching threads ext-ending through the stitching and binding tapes of the thick sheets and interposed flexible sheets; said flexible sheets being reinforced by binding tape, at the stitching line.

4. A signature for combination fashion and sample books, comprising two or more pairs of stifl sheets jointed together by bind 'ing tape to provide stitching and binding means, one or more flexible fashion sheet interleaves interposed between each two pairs of thick sheets, and stitching threads extending through the stitchingand binding tapes of the thick sheets and interposed flexible sheets; said flexible sheets-being reinforced by binding tape, at the top and bottom of the stitching linel 5. combination fashion and sample book made up of signatures, each of which comprises two or more pairs of shit sheets carrying samples of textile fabrics and jointed together by binding tape to provide stitching and bindin means, one. or 'more flexible sheets containing fashion illustrations interposed between the pairs of thick sheets, a sewing back, and threads passing through the thick sheet binding tapes and the interthe whole to the sewing back.

'6. In a combination fashloir and sample book, a signature comprising stiff sheets posed flexible sheet or sheets and securing jointed together in pairs by binding tape, a

a flexible sheet interposedbetween the stifl sheets, a sewing back, and stitching passing through the binding tapes of the stiff sheets and through the interposed flexible sheets and securing allof said sheets to the sewing back; the sides of all the stiff sheets facing 'stitchingpassing through the double binding tapes and through'the intervening flexible leaves and securing all of said parts to the sewing back.

The foregoing specification signed at Merchantville, N. J this 19th day of February, 1910. i Y

HARRY E. BODINE.

1 In presence'of- CLYDE I. BOYER,

J. COLEMAN BENTLEY. 

